Hat reducer and pad



H. M. DARMSTADTER.

n HATBEDUCER AND PAD. APPLICATION FILED NO V. I. 1918.

1,330,789. Patented Feb.17, 1920.

MMPWL HERBERT M. DARMSTADTEB, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT REDUCER AND PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application led November 1, 1918. Serial No. 260,715.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT M. DARM- sTAnTnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have 1nvented new and useful Improvements 1n Hat Reducers and Pads, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to a hat reducer and pad and has for its primary object to'cheapen the cost of an article of this character without sacrificing the eiiiciency thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide a hat reducer and pad capable of expanding and contracting in a plurality of dlrections so as to accommodate different size and shaped hats and further to accommodate 'slight relative movements between the hat and head of the wearer.

Besides the above my invention is distinguished in the novel manner of associating the end portions of the pad so that the pad will be effectively held in place within the hat and capable of being expanded and contracted for obvious reasons, without varying from the uniform thickness of the pad.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing` wherein:

Figure 1 is an edge view of a portion of the pad or reducer.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the ad. p Fig. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic view showing the end portions in locking engagement with each other,

Figs. 4 and 5 are detailed views showing the use of pins.

Again referring to the drawing it will be seen that the invention consists of a band 1 constructed to have elastic qualities and in the particular showing, the strip 1 is corrugated as indicated at 2 for accomplishing the foregoing result.

At this point I wish to call attention to the fact that the strip 1 may have a plurality of other shapes and may be composed of a plurality of strips of material secured together and then shaped. The pads or strips may be manufactured in a plurality of manners but one practical way of manufacturing Same is by cutting cardboard into strips and v passing the same through a crimping apparatus the rollers of which may have any configuration depending upon the shape desired when completed.

Referring to Fig. 3 it will be seen that the end portions et and 5 are arranged in overlapping engagement with each other and will remain so when the band is positioned with relation to the hat band 6 and hat proper 7 as shown. If found advantageous in practice the end portions may be slightly reduced so as to provide substantial uniform thickness throughout the entire length of the pad. By this arrangement it will be seen that the band 1 may be expanded and contracted to accommodate itself to the head of the wearer.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that in a very simple manner I am able to accomplish a yieldable fit between the hat band 6 and the head of the wearer and besides to allow slight give between the band 6 and head of the wearer for obvious reasons. It may be advisable in practice to iX portions of the reducer or pad to the hat and for this purpose I have shown in Figs. 4 and 5 U shaped pins passing through certain corrugations. Referring to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the exposed portion of the pin 8 is housed within the depression of the corrugation so as not to come in contact with the band 6 thereby preventing the band 6 from being subject to irregular pressure throughout its length. It is of course to be understood that the pad may be constructed in various other manners and shapes than shown. Therefore I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

In concluding my description I wish to call attention to the fact that the strip or band` of corrugated material may be of various lengths so that a hat may be padded to conform to any shaped head.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim is:

A hat pad comprising a strip of material corrugated its entire length, and adapted to have its end portions arranged in overlapping engagement, said end portions being` reduced to provide for the substantially uniform thickness of the pad throughout its circumference.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

HERBERT M. DARMSTADTER. 

